Eric David

Eric David is a staff writer for SiliconANGLE, covering the latest trends in social media and gaming. He is an avid gamer and enjoys writing about innovations in the video game industry and gaming culture in general. Eric graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas, receiving major honors for his thesis "A Culture of Heresy: Explaining the Resiliency of Catharism and the Church's Response," which is every bit as exciting as it sounds. Eric lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife, dog and gaming PC.

Latest from Eric David

Facebook is opening a $1B wind powered data center in Texas

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today that the social network would be opening a new $1 billion data center in Fort Worth, Texas, that will be completely powered by renewable energy. “Our data centers power Facebook and will help connect billions of …

Doom producer promises the new game will be “a skill-based experience”

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

While Doom may not have been the first first-person shooter, it certainly helped both define and popularize the genre, and the next title in the series – also called Doom – promises to be a return to the shooter’s roots. “It’s quintessential Doom,” executive producer …

How NōD takes the philosophy of coworking beyond the walls of its office

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

The coworking movement is all about collaborating with like-minded people, and in the city of Dallas, Texas, that collaborative spirit extends beyond the walls of the individual coworking spaces. A recurring theme when I talk to people involved in the Dallas coworking scene …

Reddit interim CEO Ellen Pao issues an apology to the community: “We screwed up”

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Reddit Inc has been having a rough year in dealing with its very vocal community, and now interim CEO Ellen Pao has issued a public apology to redditors for the company’s lack of communication with users. Pao’s apology follows the company’s sudden …

Mega Man Legends creator launches spiritual successor ‘Red Ash’ on Kickstarter

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Kickstarter has become the go to platform for breathing new life into old ideas, and the overwhelming success of crowdfunding campaigns for games like Yooka-Laylee, Star Citizen, Pillars of Eternity and others proves that there are plenty of nostalgic gamers out there ready and …

Reddit’s disintegration continues as dozens of subreddits go private

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Some of Reddit Inc’s most popular forums are dropping like flies as more and more moderators set their subreddits to private, locking users out from reading or posting to them. The movement; which redditors have dubbed as Blackout 2015, AMAgeddon, and Victoria’s Secret; began with r/IAmA yesterday after Reddit’s official …

Reddit’s AMA forum falls apart after AMA organizer Victoria Taylor was ‘unexpectedly let go’

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Update: Several other popular subreddits have set themselves to private in protest against Victoria Taylor’s removal from the company and due to an “underlying resentment against the admins for running the site poorly.” Several of the subreddits have millions of subscribers, including …

Nintendo President Iwata on the failure of Wii U and the future of Nintendo NX

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

It might be easy to dismiss some of Nintendo Co Ltd’s disgruntled fans as sometimes being unfair or even entitled—I mean, who signs a petition to halt development on a game? But when Nintendo’s shareholders voice some of the same concerns, it …

Facebook is testing out ad-supported videos to draw in more premium content

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

Facebook is continuing to push for more video on its platform, and the social network is now testing out ad-supported videos to draw in premium content that could give YouTube something to worry about. The new program would work similarly to Google’s …

Warner Bros reportedly knew Arkham Knight was broken on PC long before release

NEWS By ERIC DAVID11 YEARS AGO

While the console versions of Batman: Arkham Knight launched last week to generally stellar reviews, the PC version was so hilariously broken that the game’s creators decided to pull it from digital store shelves until it could be fixed. Now, reports have surfaced …

Eric David

Latest from Eric David

Facebook is opening a $1B wind powered data center in Texas

Doom producer promises the new game will be “a skill-based experience”

How NōD takes the philosophy of coworking beyond the walls of its office

Reddit interim CEO Ellen Pao issues an apology to the community: “We screwed up”

Mega Man Legends creator launches spiritual successor ‘Red Ash’ on Kickstarter

Reddit’s disintegration continues as dozens of subreddits go private

Reddit’s AMA forum falls apart after AMA organizer Victoria Taylor was ‘unexpectedly let go’

Nintendo President Iwata on the failure of Wii U and the future of Nintendo NX

Facebook is testing out ad-supported videos to draw in more premium content

Warner Bros reportedly knew Arkham Knight was broken on PC long before release

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